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Mendieta was a performance, video artist, sculptor and painter. She was born in Havana, Cuba, and at age 12, fled Fidel Castro’s Cuba with her sister, Raquelin, who was 15. In 1969, Mendieta earned her B.A. from the University of Iowa, in 1971 an M.A. in painting, and in 1972 an M.F.A. in Intermedia.

Iowa City author Erik Therme recently released “If She Wakes,” the follow-up to his novel “If She Dies,” which recounted the story of a mother beset by grief and the dangerous decisions she makes as a result.

UI Stanley Museum of Art to house Pollock on 2nd floor, new mural in lobby

Wandering through Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend, Iowa, is a religious experience. It’s often referred to as the “Eighth Wonder of the World.”

Iowa City-based band inducted into Iowa Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame

For 14 years, University of Iowa’s collection has had no home. Soon that will change.

How would you spend your last days on earth? That question drives Iowa City author Mike Meginnis’ latest novel, “Drowning Practice.”

The name “Stephen Norman” may not ring a bell around Eastern Iowa, but plenty have known and loved him by his radio name, Ric Swann. Swann, for years part of Cedar Rapids' KZIA radio’s Schulte & Swann morning team, died of cancer early Wednesday in Ohio. He was 62.